Reel Magic

1941
Written by Johnny Albenice
Work of Johnny Albenice
56 pages (Hardcover), published by Nat Louis
Illustrated with drawings
Language: English
41 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Page AA Categories
Johnny Albenice Foreword
7
Nat Louis From the Publisher
9
Chapter I - Knot Effects with Handkerchiefs
11
Johnny Albenice The Serpent Silk knot unties itself
 		13
Johnny Albenice Visible Self-Tying Silk silk moves by itself and forms a knot
 		15
Johnny Albenice The Naughty Knot knot unties itself while ends are held by performer
 		16
Johnny Albenice A Suggested Routine with the Vanishing Cane and Handkerchief
18
Johnny Albenice Visible "40th Century" Silks using a paper bag
 		18
Chapter II - Penetration Effects with Handkerchief
21
Johnny Albenice Penetration Effects with Handkerchiefs
23
Johnny Albenice "Penetro" silk penetrates ring
 		23
Spalding Splading's Penetrable Silk silk penetrates cane, same method as silk through microphone stand
Also published here
  • Spalding's "The Penetrable Silk "The Sphinx", Vol. 39, Nr. 6. 1940. P. 142.
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Chapter III - Color Changes with Silks
27
Johnny Albenice Color Changes with Silks
29
Nat Louis A Smart Color Change
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Nat Louis The Quack Rabbit duck on handkerchief changes to rabbit
 		30
Chapter IV - With Playing Cards
31
Johnny Albenice Card on Ribbon card is torn and appears restored visibly on ribbon
 		33
Ralph W. Read Locking Reel
34
Johnny Albenice Rising Cards Through the Air
35
Buatier de Kolta The Card Fountain
36
Chapter V - Miscellaneous Tricks
37
Nat Louis Button, Button, Who's Got the Button? button vanish
 		39
The Magnetized Wand wand sticks on hand
 		40
Ring Up, Ring Down ring on wand glides up and down
 		41
James F. Herpick Sight and Touch Vanish coin vanish from trouser fold
 		42
Flying Dollar Bill
43
James F. Herpick The Elusive Dollar bill to bill tube
 		44
Chapter VI - The Thornton Windlass
45
The Thornton Windlass
47
Flying Dollar Bill Across a Room
47
Balancing a Chair on Two Legs
47
Rising Cards brief, with jumbo cards
 		48
Buatier de Kolta's Card Fountain brief explanation of effect
 		48
The Floating Cigar
48
The Dancing Handkerchief
50
Chapter VII - The Lightning Pull
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The "Lightning Pull"
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Lamp Chimney and Silk silk vanishes from tube and appears between two knotted silks
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The Vanishing Bird Cage (a la Buatier De Kolta) brief, round bird cage
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The Flying Ring ring vanishes from left hand, secured with handkerchief and appears on chosen finger of other hand
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Data entered by Lorenz Schär.